Bracknell man jailed after being caught driving twice while banned

Police caught Tanner driving and charged him but was spotted behind the wheel again a few months later. Credit: getreading.

A Bracknell man who was twice caught driving while disqualified has been jailed for 16 weeks.

Stuart Tanner, 26, of Ambassador in Wildridings, Berkshire, admitted two counts of driving while disqualified, two counts of using a motor vehicle without insurance and one count of failing to stop for police.

Police first busted Tanner in November 2017, when they spotted him driving erractically in Bagshot Road, Bracknell, Berkshire. He was stopped and police found he was serving a driving ban which meant he had no licence or insurance.

He was then spotted again in at around 5.10pm on Sunday, March 4, in Redvers Road in Easthampstead. Police tried to stop him in nearby Pondmoor Road, but he drove off.

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Investigating officer PC James Greehy, of Bracknell police station, said: “The defendant posed a real and immediate risk to the public with his persistent disregard to his previous driving disqualification.

“This sentence will help safeguard the public from the risk he poses and I hope will allow time for him to reflect upon his actions.”